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Open University of Mauritius

Coordinates: 20°14′0.02″S 57°29′57.16″E / 20.2333389°S 57.4992111°E / -20.2333389; 57.4992111
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Open University of Mauritius
Motto
My University...always with me!
Motto in English
My University Always With Me
TypePublic
Established2012 (2012)
Location, ,
Founder Director-GeneralDr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon
Websitewww.open.ac.mu

The Open University of Mauritius (OU) is a public university in Mauritius. It offer programmes leading to undergraduate, and postgraduate degrees through open distance learning. OU's headquarters are located in Réduit, Moka.[1][2][3]


The OU was established under the Open University of Mauritius Act No. 2 of 2010, proclaimed in July 2012. Its first founder Director-General is Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon.[4]

The first graduation ceremony was held on 8 July 2015. The guest was the French-Mauritian Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Dr Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.

It was the first public university in Mauritius to be ISO-certified as from 7 July 2015. The University was re-certified in November 2018 from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015.

It is the only public university that has experienced a continuous positive growth as evidenced by the findings of the report of the Tertiary Education Commission (see Figure 6 on Page 6): http://www.tec.mu/pdf_downloads/Participation_Tertiary_Education_2018.pdf==


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References

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  1. ^ "Introduction". Open University of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  2. ^ "L'Open University sera opérationnelle en février" (in French). Le Matinal. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  3. ^ "FORMATION À DISTANCE: L'Open University of Mauritius dans les locaux du MCA" (in French). Le Mauricien. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Open University of Mauritius" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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20°14′0.02″S 57°29′57.16″E / 20.2333389°S 57.4992111°E / -20.2333389; 57.4992111